Willie Coffey MSP

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Willie Coffey MSP

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  • Member for: Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
  • Region: South Scotland
  • Party: Scottish National Party

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Parliamentary Activities

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Public Audit Committee 23 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) I speak as a long-standing member of the committee and as the constituency member for the college. This process brings to an end a saga that has been on-going for some time and that has given some concern to the college over a period of years. As the Auditor General says in his paper, it brings the ...

Meeting of the Parliament 23 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP) I had the great pleasure of visiting the Ayrshire mission to the deaf in Kilmarnock on Monday. One of the big issues that it raised with me was the difficulty that deaf people have in dealing with the corporate world, particularly on the telephone. Many businesses will still not speak to anyone othe...

Meeting of the Parliament 10 May 2012 : Thursday, May 10, 2012
Willie Coffey The minister will be aware of the devastating effects of contact agreements being broken without any explanation, usually as a result of a family dispute, and the consequent damage to children. Will the Scottish Government give some consideration to requiring parents who do that to present a case to...

Meeting of the Parliament 10 May 2012 : Thursday, May 10, 2012
Willie Coffey (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley) (SNP)

4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to strengthen the role of mediation in resolving family contact disputes. (S4O-00982)



Public Audit Committee 09 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Willie Coffey We have probably done enough in raising the issue.



Public Audit Committee 09 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Willie Coffey It was not at all clear why there was a sudden shift to the other target. Mary Scanlon makes a fair point, in that we need to know why the service shifts between targets, recommendations and so on. To be honest, I do not think that I understood from Derek Feeley’s response why such shifts happen. I ...

Public Audit Committee 09 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Willie Coffey I am probably the only committee member who remembers the big discussion that the committee had on antidepressant prescribing, but the fact is that these things were not at all clear. Perhaps we should have kept Derek Feeley behind to answer the questions, because his response specifically refers to...

Public Audit Committee 09 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Willie Coffey Yes.



Public Audit Committee 09 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Willie Coffey We should keep a watching brief on the CJAs.



Public Audit Committee 09 May 2012 : Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Willie Coffey Yes—I will probably pick that up. That is the one issue that I was unclear about in the response, which was a good and substantial one.

Vote DetailMSP VoteResult

S4M-02906.2 Kenny MacAskill: Justice—As an amendment to motion S4M-02906 in the name of Lewis Macdon
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YesCarried

S4M-02906 Lewis Macdonald: Justice— That the Parliament recognises the key role played by civilian
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YesCarried

S4M-02905.1 Nicola Sturgeon: Health—As an amendment to motion S4M-02905 in the name of Jackie Bailli
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YesCarried

S4M-02905 Jackie Baillie: Health - That the Parliament recognises the substantial progress made in
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YesCarried

S4M-02904.3 Richard Simpson: Meeting the Challenge, Physical Activity and its Contribution to Tackli
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NoDefeated

S4M-02904.2 Nanette Milne: Meeting the Challenge, Physical Activity and its Contribution to Tackling
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NoDefeated

Amendment 4 moved by Liam McArthur on motion S4M-02878 Fiona Hyslop: National Library of Scotland Bi
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NoDefeated

Amendment 5 moved by Liam McArthur on motion S4M-02878 Fiona Hyslop: National Library of Scotland Bi
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NoDefeated

S4M-02888.3 Neil Bibby: National Parenting Strategy for Scotland—As an amendment to motion S4M-02888
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NoDefeated

S4M-02888.1 Nanette Milne: National Parenting Strategy for Scotland—As an amendment to motion S4M-02
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NoDefeated

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Motion S4M-02408: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19/03/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-02046: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 16/02/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-01868: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30/01/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-01671: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10/01/2012 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-01376: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18/11/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-01375: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17/11/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-01373: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17/11/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-01372: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17/11/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-01371: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 17/11/2011 Show Full Motion >>
Motion S4M-01324: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11/11/2011 Show Full Motion >>
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Question S4O-00982: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 25/04/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00870: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14/03/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00749: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 22/02/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-05635: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13/02/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-05634: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13/02/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-05633: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13/02/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-05636: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13/02/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4W-05637: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 13/02/2012 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00559: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14/12/2011 Show Full Question >>
Question S4O-00333: Willie Coffey, Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 26/10/2011 Show Full Question >>

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